On the recordJune 3, 2015
I appreciate the gentleman's courtesy and I appreciate his leadership, focused like a laser on something that is not like marijuana. For generations, Americans have used hemp. It has just been recently that it has been compromised. So we have to import hemp from overseas to make perfectly legal hemp products that you can buy in any American city. This is an important step forward to be able to allow Kentucky and Oregon farmers to do something that they have done for generations. It is about economic development. It is about being rational. And it is about being able to focus on things that are important. I deeply appreciate the gentleman's focus and patience keeping us on message here to be able to make sure that we are not having Federal interference for something that is State supervised and where States around the country want to allow this for their farmers and their ranchers. I think it is an important step forward, and I appreciate his leadership in permitting me to speak on it.
